Box magazine for firearms



May 18, 1948. l Q H, WARNER 2,441,735

BOX MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS Filed March l, 1947 maar@ Patented May 18, 1948 NirEo srArEs Y '2,441,735- f y Cmrcra newarner, New naaien; conn.,- nesten@ to. Olhlntlu'stris; Inc., New` Haven-f,V Conn.; a

corporatirni` of Delaware entrainement V1, 194e; sentan; eine Claims; (01:42:50)

1" 'i-he present invention relates@ improvements' in magazines for firearms' and relates more `partiema'r-ly to improvements;invtheltype of mae'ajr zine" known in the' art as"` boxmagazi'neg i. e;, j

magazines of' box51vikevfermj-whrich'serve to noie" a plurality of cartridgesi'n si'dhei-b'y zide rela-'- tionship rather than in end-t` end' relationship ltion is to provide a superior bof-magazine vyh'ich A- further. @mea` er 'trie present invniienie toi son another objectofftripreseritfinvenrinfis; to provide a superior box-magazine which will effectively hold and feed a greater ni'r'iloe' of rimmed oranged cartridges than haslieen heretof'ore` possible with standard box-magazines;

With'the above and other objects iviemfafs' will`app`ear to those-skilledin the art' from'the" present disclosure, this' invention includes" all= features in the said' disclosure'which arnc'vel` over the prior art.

Iii-the ancor'npanying'dravvii'igs, in which'c'er'- tain modes of carrying out the present invefitio'n-4 are: shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a top or plan view ofa'box-m'agazine embodying theV present invention;

Fig;- 2 is a View thereof in side" elevation; Fig.' 3 is arev'ersed plan View thereof; y

Fig'. 4 is a View mainly'in central longitudinal 1 section'on Ithe 1ine'4--4 ofFig; 1,- llout-on atleti-,tier

scale 'and with son'fiev of the" parts left in' eleva-"-A tion; v

F'g.V 5 is a transverse 'sectional View taken `o the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig'. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 6-6" Fig.' 'l is a perspective 'view oithe cartridge follower assembly;

tively' inte'grauy connected t6 the from; wallV lI s said semicircular portions Il and I8 extendls'ulrei` stantially'. the'.` full lengthv or" the Housing Ill and provide v for. the' guidance' ofr the follower' .l l and:

follower;spring I 2; kin-'amann'e'r as will moreefully hereinafterappear; Y, L..

Slightly above its flower; ede, `the rear vila-llt. L

o'f'thezliousi'ng lrisforhiedfwith a transversefslot 20which1isfin linewithaisimilar slot 21. formed in fthe '.frontwallnl; Removalolyinstalled in the 22. preferably vtamerng .to correspond-to the". taf-l pering form of the space dened bythe sidejwalls' I3`1and I4 vand 'having-oatlits :rear end aflaterallyoffsetting!ngel'.-r 23- which' extends downwardly; adjacent :thev outer* face offzthemrear" Wall ,I 5 and.

providersffor tl-.Izefconvenient.irernovalV of the said fbottom-eplate when thatisirequire'd. t,

upper edge. to-fprovide a vdewnwardlyefacing:retainingeabutxnerit'f 24 which-may he utilized-'to releasalily-l retairr;the. boxemagaznein .aifrearm structure (not shown) -in a manner common in the anal.,

II); the upperl edges ofthe respective rear poring-spring 42.

tions of the side walls I3 and I4 are turned inwardly toward each other to provide a pair of head-retaining lips 25 and 26, The said lips 25 and 26 have their extremities spaced from each other a distance less than the diameter of both the body-portion 21 and the rim or flange 28 of cartridges such as are each generally designated by the reference character 29. The upper-inner extremities of the lips 25 and 26 are inclined forwardly and upwardly in parallelism with the extremities of a pair of complementa] retaining-V in Fig. 4, it is to be noted that the height of the lips 39 and 3I respectively formed on the side walls I3 and I4. The space between theextrem-gj A ities of the retaining-lips 30 and 3I is greater than the space between the extremities of the head-retaining lips 25 and 26 andpreferably is but slightly less than the diameter of the body-'- portions 21 of the cartridges such as 29, but suffi-j clently flexible to yield outwardly when slight force is applied thereto in either inserting or removing cartridges such as 29. Y

The head-retaining lips 25 and 26 and the retaining-lips 30 and 3I vabove referred to are, generally speaking, of a form well known in the art. The follower II before referred to includes a follower-body generally designated by the reference character 32 and a follow-arm 33. The follower-body 32 includesa cylindrically-Vcontou'red head` 34 and a similarly contoured stem 35 vaxially in line with the said head but smaller in d1- ameter than the same. The said head 34 is of suchdiameter as to freely slide in the guideway I9, but to be restrained against appreciable tilting thereby. Y

Substantially at the junction of its head 34 and stem 35, the follower-body 32 is formed with a rearwardly-extending linger 36 slidably fitting between the adjacent portions of the Vcomplemental side walls I3 and I4. In its upper portion, the head 34 is.formed with an upwardlyopening notch 3,1'extending in parallelism with the longitudinal axis of the nger 36. The-said notch receives with a rocking t the verticallyextending tail 38 integral with one end of the follower-arm Y33. The said follower-arm 33 alsoV includesa platform-portion 39 extending rearwardly over the nger 36 of the follower-body 32 and having a sliding flt between the adjacent portions of the side Walls I3 and I4 of the housing I9;

A pivot-pin 40 extending transversely lthrough the head 34 of the follower-body 32 and through the tail 38 of the follower-arm 33 serves to piv-V otally connect the said follower-arm to the said follower-body for swinging movement with respect thereto in a vertical plane. The forward lower porti-on of the tail 38, by its engagement with the adjacent portion of the bottom wall of the notch 31 in the follower-body 32, serves to limit the upward swinging movement of the platform-portion 39.

The rearwardly-extending nger 36 of the follower-body 32 is formed with an upwardly-facing spring-receiving socket 4I which receives and stabilizes the lower end of a helical compensat- The upper portion of the compensating-spring 42 fl-ts over a guide-pin 43 extending downwardly from the platform-portion 33 of the follower-arm 33 in substantial axial alignment with the spring-receiving socket 4I.

L'ncircling the downwardly-extending stem 35 of the follower-body 32 is the upper end of the helical follower-spring I2 located and guided in' the guideway I9 in thehouslng IIJ and having its lowerV end resting upon the upper face` of the forward portion of the removable bottom-plate 22 of the said housing. The said follower-spring exerts a constant but yielding effort to move the entire cartridge-follower II upwardly toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing IU to maintain the uppermost of the column of cartridges 29 against the head-retaining lips 25 and 26 of the housing I0.

Assuming that the housing I0 is loaded subvst'antially to its capacity with rimmed or flanged cartridges like 29, as is indicated by broken lines rear portionof' such column exceeds the height 'ofthe forward'portion of such column due to the rimswor flanges 28. Under these conditions, the

lowermostcartridge of the column will rest upon the platform-portion 39 of the follower-arm 33 and will "cause the said follower-arm to be inclined relatively steeply rearwardly and downwardly. Since the particular housing shown is wderat its rear than at its front, the head-,ends of the .cartridges 29 will be able to swing slightly sidewise and thus avoidl an excessive change .of angle of the follower-arm 33 between its uppermost and its lowermost positions. Y

Now, as the cartridges2'9 are sequentially removed from the upper or cartridge-delivery end of the housing I0 (usually by the breech-bolt of a firearm), the inclination of the said followerarmvwill gradually lessen as the said column of cartridges becomes shorter and shorter, all as will be apparent by comparing the broken-line showing of the follower-arm 33 and the full-line showing thereof` in Fig. 4.

By means of a construction and arrangement of parts exemplified in the accompanying drawings, the follower II will automatically accommodate itself to an exceedingly-high column of flanged or rimmed cartridges or to a singlecartridge without occasioning binding or other malfunctiom'ng of the parts.

The invention maybe carried out in other specific ways than those herein set forth Without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim: Y

1. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of itslongitudinal end walls with a longitudinal guide-means of greatly-less cross-sectional area than Vthe interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a Whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior jof the saidhousing and slidable length- Wise thereof, the Vsaid cartridge-follower including a follower-body having4 a guide-portion slidable with VrespectV to the 'longitudinal guidemeans in the saidfhousing, the said cartridgefollower also having a'follower-"arm Vpivoted to the said follower-body and "projecting" therefrom toward the 'longitudinal sidev wall of the housing which is opposite the sidewall adjacent the said guid-means; the said follower-'arm being positioned to provide a tilting platformzfor a column of cartridges withinthe said housing, the said cartridge-follower also4 being provided with spring-means urging the free end of4v the said follower-arm to swing relative to the-said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing; and second spring-means' urging the cartridgeefollower bodily toward the cartridge-.delivery end of the said housing.

2. A boxmagazine, including in combination: a box-.like housing having an open cartridge-delivery en d and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal guide-means of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interior cross-.sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing `and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridgeffollower including a follower-body having a guide-.portion slidable with respect to the longitudinal guide-means in the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm pivoted to the said follower-body and projecting therefrom toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side Wall adjacent the said guidemeans, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also being provided with spring-means urging the free end of the said follower-arm to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing; and second spring-means engaged with and guided by the aforesaid guidemeans and urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end or" the said housing.

3. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body having a guide-portion slidable in the longitudinal guideway in the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm pivoted to the said follower-body and projecting therefrom toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower alsobeing provided with springmeans urging the free end of the said followerarm to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing; and second spring-means urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridgedelivery end of the said housing.

4. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional yarea than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body having a guide-portion slidable in the longitudinal guideway in the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm pivoted to the said follower-body and projecting therefrom toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also being provided With Spring means urging the free end of the said followerarm to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing; and second spring-means located in and guided by the channel-like guideway in the housing and urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

5. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and. provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less. Gross-sectional area than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body having an upwardlyopening notch and a guide-portion slidable in the longitudinalv guid'eway in the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm extending at one end into. the upwardly-opening notch in the said follower-body and pivoted therein, the said follower-arm projecting from thesaid follower-'body toward the longitudinal side Wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm beingv positioned to provide a tilting platform for aY column of cartridges within the said housing, the said carbridge-follower also including.. spring-means urging the free end of the said follower-arm to swing relative tothe said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and second spring-means urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

6. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing havingfan' opencartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinall end wallsr with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interioncross-sectional area of the housing as a' whole.; a cartridge-follower in theinterior of thel said'v housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body*I having anV upwardlyopening notch and a guide-portion slidable in the longitudinal guideway in the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also having a followerarm extending at one endv into. the upwardlyopening notch in the said follower-.body and pivoted therein, the said; follower-arm projecting from the said follower-body;v toward the longitudinalside Wall of* the housing which is opposite the sidewall adjacentv the said-guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges Within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also including spring-means urging the free end of the said follower-arm to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and second spring-means located in and guided by the channel-like guideway in the said housing and urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

'7. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower 7 in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower .including a follower-body having a vguide-portion slidable in the 4longitudinal guideway in the said housing and a laterally-projecting nger, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm pivotally connected at one end to the said follower-body and projecting from the said follower-body over the linger of the follower-body and toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side Wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridgeollower also including a helical spring interposed between the said finger and the follower-arm and urging Vthe free end of the said follower-arm to swing relative to the said'follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and a second helical spring urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing. Y

8. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body having a guide-portion slidable in the longitudinal guideway in the said housing and a laterally-projecting iinger, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm pivotally connected at one end to the said follower-body and projecting from the said follower-body over the finger of the latter and toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway,

the said follower-arm being positioned to provideY a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also including a helical spring interposed between the said finger and the Afollower-arm and urging the free end of the said follower-arm to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and a second helical spring located in and guided by the channel-like guideway in the said housing and urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

Y 9. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional'area than the interior crossesece tional area of the housing as a Whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body slidable in the guideway in the said housing and having an upwardly-opening notch and a laterally-projecting nger, the said cartridge-follower also having a follower-arm extending over the said finger and pivoted at one end in the upwardlyopening notch in the said follower-body, the said .follower-arm projecting from the said followerbody toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of Icartridges Within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also including a helical spring interposed between the said finger and the follower-arm and urging the free end of the latter to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and a second helical spring urging the cartridgefollower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

10. A box-magazine, including in combination: a box-like housing having an open cartridge-delivery end and provided interiorly adjacent one of its longitudinal end walls with a longitudinal channel-like guideway of greatly-less cross-sectional area than the interior cross-sectional area of the housing as a whole; a cartridge-follower in the interior of the said housing and slidable lengthwise thereof, the said cartridge-follower including a follower-body slidable in the guideway in the said housing and having an upwardlyopening y notch and a laterally-projecting finger, the said cartridge-follower also f having a follower-arm extending over the said 1inyger and pivoted at one end in the upwardlyopening notch in the said follower-body,r the said follower-arm projecting from the said followerbody toward the longitudinal side wall of the housing which is opposite the side wall adjacent the said guideway, the said follower-arm being positioned to provide a tilting platform for a column of cartridges within the said housing, the said cartridge-follower also including a helical spring interposed between the said nger and the said follower-arm and urging the free end of the latter to swing relative to the said follower-body toward the cartridge-delivery end of the housing; and a second helical spring located in and guided by the channel-like guideway in the said housing and urging the cartridge-follower bodily toward the cartridge-delivery end of the said housing.

CLIFFORD H. WARNER. 

